Virginia Senate Bill 1018

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Passed House (66-Y 31-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Public institutions of higher education; Department of Social Services; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation; guidance, resources, and education. Requires the Department of Social Services (the Department) to (i) develop, annually update, and provide to each public institution of higher education in advance of the start of each school year an information sheet on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with information relating to SNAP eligibility, applications, participation, requirements, and such other information as the Department deems necessary or appropriate, relevant to students enrolled in public institutions of higher education and (ii) provide information, resources, and education to certain faculty members employed by each public institution of higher education regarding opportunities for assisting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education with completing SNAP applications. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to ensure that such SNAP information sheet developed by the Department is provided to each student enrolled in such institution at the beginning of the fall semester of each school year or, in the case of any student who enrolls after the beginning of the fall semester, as soon as practicable after enrollment and is included in any orientation materials distributed to each new student.

Higher educational institutions, public; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation.

Sen. Danica Roem [D]

Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]

Del. Marcia Price [D]

2025-02-20 - House - Passed House (66-Y 31-N) (Y: 66 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-17 - House - Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-30 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-20	House	Passed House (66-Y 31-N)
2025-02-20	House	Read third time
2025-02-19	House	Read second time
2025-02-17	House	Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N)
2025-02-06	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2025-02-06	House	Read first time
2025-02-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2025-02-03	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2025-02-03	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-02-03	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2025-01-31	Senate	Passed by for the day
2025-01-31	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
2025-01-31	Senate	Rules suspended
2025-01-30	Senate	Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2025-01-27	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2025-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2025-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103159D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1018
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1018/text/SB1018
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029584.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1018/20251/S04V1012
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1018/20251/SV243
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1018/20251/SV280
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1018/20251/SV281
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1018/20251/H09V2512913
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB1018/20251/2519007